Supplementary Elections: FG Closes Adamawa, Benue, Sokoto State Land Borders

Supplementary Elections: FG Closes Adamawa, Benue, Sokoto State Land Borders

The Federal Government has ordered the closure of the land borders in
states where supplementary elections will be held on Saturday, March
23, 2019.  

A statement from the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration
Service, Muhammad Babandede, confirmed the order for the closure of the
land borders of Adamawa, Benue and Sokoto states, from the Minister of
Interior.

The closure will be effective from 12 noon on Friday, March 22 to 12
noon on Sunday, March 24, 2019. However, the statement does not include
the closure of the borders of Bauchi, Plateau and Kano states.  

According to the Interior Minister, Abdulrahman Dambazau the
development is to restrict movements across the borders of the affected
states during the Election Day.